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Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Armed robbers get away with hundreds of millions
Armed robbers get away with hundreds of millions BOGOR (JP): Bogor Police are on the hunt for four men in connection with the armed robbery of hundreds of millions of rupiah from the Gede Agung Bagus (GAB) Money Changer on Jl. Siliwangi on Friday evening.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
BNI to meet Perhutani to decide volleyball league
BNI to meet Perhutani to decide volleyball league JAKARTA (JP): Defending champion Bank BNI women's volleyball team will face Bandung-based Perhutani in the 2000 national volleyball league (Livoli) to see if it can retain its title.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Three dead as boat sinks
Three dead as boat sinks TAKALAR, South Sulawesi: At least three people died and six remain missing after a traditional Jolloro boat carrying 18 people sunk after it was hit by strong waves just off North Takalar, between Topejawa and Tanakeke, about 60 kilometers north of the provincial capital of...
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
New tax regulations fair, says tax expert
New tax regulations fair, says tax expert JAKARTA (JP): The recently issued tax regulations were fair enough and were unlikely to result in the government overtaxing its citizens, according to a tax expert on Friday.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Honda launches new sedan amid tight competition
Honda launches new sedan amid tight competition JAKARTA (JP): PT Honda Prospect Motor, the sole agent of Japan's Honda Motor Co. Ltd,. launched here on Friday a new model of its Honda Civic sedan amid the growing competition in the domestic automotive market.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
PRSI tries to self-finance SEA Games training program
PRSI tries to self-finance SEA Games training program JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Swimming Federation (PRSI) will try to self-finance the centralized training program prior to the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur in September.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Mahathir tells civil servants to back govt
Mahathir tells civil servants to back govt KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad urged civil servants on Friday to shed pro-opposition sympathies and instead work with his government, claiming that Malaysia's prosperity could otherwise collapse within a few years.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Court asked to cancel charges on Wimanjaya
Court asked to cancel charges on Wimanjaya JAKARTA (JP): The prosecutor asked the South Jakarta District Court on Friday revoke the indictment against controversial author Wimanjaya K. Liotohe.Prosecutor Yudi Sutoto told the hearing, presided over by judge Muchtar Ritonga, that since the Attorney...
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Business as usual for the capital
Business as usual for the capital JAKARTA (JP): Business will go on as usual in the capital on Monday despite rumors of a huge rally opposing President Abdurrahman Wahid, except for schools which, on Friday, were granted permission to close.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Estrada pushed officials to help cronies, ex-finance chief says
Estrada pushed officials to help cronies, ex-finance chief says MANILA (AP): A former Cabinet member told President Joseph Estrada's impeachment trial on Friday that Estrada pressured officials to help his business cronies and to grant a questionable loan to the gaming company at the heart of a...
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
RI needs math curriculum reform
RI needs math curriculum reformBy Iwan Pranoto BANDUNG (JP): The concern with which many intellectuals greeted Indonesia's poor showing in the 1999 international mathematics and science study was actually a good sign: it showed that they care about our math and science education.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
German man held for sexual molestation
German man held for sexual molestation JAKARTA (JP): Police are questioning a German national over alleged sexual molestation of at least three young boys following his arrest late Thursday night.Adj. Comr.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Expanding human freedoms for economic development
Expanding human freedoms for economic developmentBy Thee Kian Wie This is the second of two articles based on Prof. Amartya Kumar Sen's views on development in his latest book Development as Freedom. Prof.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
PDI-P supports system not individuals
PDI-P supports system not individuals JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) will not imitate others expressing support for specific state leaders, but continue to uphold the country's presidential appointment mechanism, a senior party official said on Friday.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Loose monetary policy dragging rupiah down
Loose monetary policy dragging rupiah down SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Overly loose monetary policy in Indonesia is pushing up inflation and could very well drag the rupiah down through key psychological support at Rp 10,000 to the dollar.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Jakarta Outer Ring Road project may resume next month
Jakarta Outer Ring Road project may resume next month JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) project may resume next month, Minister of Settlement and Regional Infrastructure Erna Witoelar said on Friday.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Govt tries to ease fears of 'unrest'
Govt tries to ease fears of 'unrest' JAKARTA (JP): The government on Friday tried to calm fears of possible unrest on Monday, with President Abdurrahman Wahid himself saying that there was nothing to worry about.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Activists warn govt of sluggish bombings probe
Activists warn govt of sluggish bombings probe JAKARTA (JP): Activists questioned on Friday the government's sluggish pace in probing the Christmas Eve bombings, saying that better cooperation was needed between the state and the public to uncover these terrorist attacks.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Mt. Ine Like erupts
Mt. Ine Like erupts MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: Thousands of residents of Naru, Menge and Bou villages in Flores island have been forced the flee their homes and seek refuge at Bajawa, Ngada regency after the nearby Mt. Ine Like began spewing hot ash on Thursday night.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Water supply firm gets ISO 9002
Water supply firm gets ISO 9002 TANGERANG (JP): The regency-owned water supply company (PDAM) here has received an international ISO 9002 certificate, the company's president, Dadan Hendra Sambas, said on Friday."The certificate will be presented on Jan.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
BI reiterates concerns over amendment law
BI reiterates concerns over amendment law JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia deputy governor Achjar Iljas reiterated on Friday concerns that the proposed amendments to the central bank law might threaten the independent status of Bank Indonesia.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Satelindo expects 60% more GSM subscribers
Satelindo expects 60% more GSM subscribers JAKARTA (JP): PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo) expects a 60 percent increase in its global system for mobile communications (GSM) subscribers this year, lifting the total number of customers to 1.7 million from the 1.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Riady to pay $8.6m fine
Riady to pay $8.6m fine WASHINGTON (AP): Indonesian billionaire James Riady has agreed to pay a record US$8.6 million criminal fine and plead guilty to using corporate funds from his foreign Lippo Group to reimburse contributors to Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign for the presidency, the Justice...
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
GAM warns military against sweeping operations
GAM warns military against sweeping operations BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Leaders of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) forces vowed on Friday to continue attacks if security forces persisted in conducting sweeping operations against them.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Pertamina's founder Sutowo dies at 86
Pertamina's founder Sutowo dies at 86 JAKARTA (JP): Ibnu Sutowo, the founding president of state oil and gas company Pertamina, passed away here on Friday morning at the age of 86.He died due to old age at 5.35 a.m.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Crimes at airport
Crimes at airport I agree with R. Hutagalung (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 11, 2001, Heaven for thieves, hell for passengers). We have to hope that God will send a suitable person to stop all bad activities at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Cengkareng.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Hyundai, Daimler to tie up
Hyundai, Daimler to tie up SEOUL (AFP): Hyundai Motor Co. and DaimlerChrysler are to set up a joint commercial vehicles plant in South Korea, Hyundai chairman Chung Mong-Koo said in a newspaper interview released Friday.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Number of corruption prosecutions jumps in W. Java
Number of corruption prosecutions jumps in W. Java BANDUNG: Provincial prosecutors over the last nine months have handled no less than 87 corruption cases in West Java.The deputy chief of special crimes at the provincial prosecutor's office, M.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Another tragedy in the making?
Another tragedy in the making? The possibility that a "big war" will erupt on Jan. 15, which is only three days away, between supporters and critics of President Abdurrahman Wahid is most alarming because the threat occurs at a time when our intelligence agencies seem to have lost their adroitness.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Rupiah Rates Jan. 12
Rupiah Rates Jan. 12 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,095.00 10,095.00 9,547.00 9,643.00Australian dollar 1 5,102.30 5,668.34 5,355.87 5,414.54Austrian schilling 1 628.97 698.64 660.23 667.36Belgian franc 1 214.55 238.31 225.21 227.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
JSX bombing suspects moved to Cipinang jail
JSX bombing suspects moved to Cipinang jail JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Prosecutor's Office moved on Friday six suspects accused of the bomb attack on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building last September, from the police detention center to Cipinang jail, pending their trial.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Detention of FKM chief protested
Detention of FKM chief protested AMBON, Maluku (JP): One hundred people marched to the Maluku Police Headquarters in Batumeja on Friday to protest Thursday's arrest of Alex Manuputty, chief executive of the Maluku Sovereignty Front (FKM).Maluku Police chief Brig. Gen.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Asian currencies mostly down on yen's sharp drop
Asian currencies mostly down on yen's sharp drop SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The floundering Japanese yen late Friday dealt a further blow to most Asian currencies, already staggering under the weight of their countries' economic and political woes, market watchers said.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
RI, Spain to boost trade ties
RI, Spain to boost trade ties JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Spain have agreed to send more trade missions in the future in a bid to further promote trade relations between the two countries.The exchange of trade missions was part of cooperation agreements made during the three-day trip of a Spanish...
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Corporate foreign debt 'manageable', says minister
Corporate foreign debt 'manageable', says minister JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for the Economy Rizal Ramli said on Friday that the country's corporate overseas debt maturing in 2001 would not be a serious threat to the rupiah as the debt would still be "manageable.
Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Risks hanging over economy
Risks hanging over economy Bank Indonesia has predicted only moderate economic growth of 4.5-5.5 percent this year, as against 5 percent last year, but has also forecast an appreciation of the embattled rupiah to a range of Rp 7,750-8,250 against the dollar, compared to Rp 9,500 today, with an...
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Painters try to break free from the past
Painters try to break free from the pastBy Aendra H. Medita JAKARTA (JP): It's hard to step out of the shadow of tradition, especially when it brings with it the imposing artistic renown of Bali.Legendary Balinese exoticism still figures heavily in a joint exhibition in Jakarta of works of Balinese...
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Troops told to retaliate against GAM
Troops told to retaliate against GAM JAKARTA (JP): Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) chief Lt. Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu told Kostrad troops being deployed in the strife-torn province of Aceh on Thursday, not to hesitate in fighting members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Indonesia, India sign defense agreement
Indonesia, India sign defense agreement JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and India on Thursday signed a defense agreement aimed at boosting various areas of cooperation including the exchange of military instructors and arms sales.
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
DSFI to take over Batam fish plant
DSFI to take over Batam fish plant JAKARTA (JP): PT Dharma Samudera Fishing Industries, Tbk (DSFI), a seafood processing company, expects to conclude its plan to take over a fish processing plant on Batam island next month as part of its expansion program.
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Separatist violence threatens Southeast Asian stability: U.S.
Separatist violence threatens Southeast Asian stability: U.S. KUALA LUMPUR (AP): The top U.S. military officer in Asia urged greater international cooperation on Thursday to check "lawlessness" by violent separatists in Indonesia and the Philippines.Adm. Dennis C. Blair, commander-in-chief of the U.
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Socialists found committee in Java
Socialists found committee in Java YOGYAKARTA (JP): Activists from various groups representing laborers, peasants, fishermen and youths have launched a new organization called the All-Jawa Socialist Movement Committee.The Committee was established following a two-day gathering which ended on Monday.
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Why civil servants' neutrality a must?
Why civil servants' neutrality a must?By Prijono Tjiptoherijanto JAKARTA (JP): The urgent need to keep civil servants neutral in the increasingly dynamic political life is obvious to most people.The management and recruitment procedures of the 3.
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
West Sulawesi wants province
West Sulawesi wants province MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Activists grouped in a committee to establish West Sulawesi as a separate province have set a target date of April 1 to achieve its task of separating from South Sulawesi.
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Financial shortage likely to hamper sports bill
Financial shortage likely to hamper sports bill JAKARTA (JP): For nearly a decade now, Indonesia's sporting community has been waiting for the government to issue a Sports Law. This remains a dream and will continue as such until members of the House of Representatives are motivated to undertake...
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Estrada owned stock at heart of market scandal
Estrada owned stock at heart of market scandal MANILA (AP): Philippine President Joseph Estrada secretly owned stock in a gaming company and made huge profits from a dramatic surge in its share price, a former Estrada cabinet member said on Thursday.
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Expanding human freedoms for economic development
Expanding human freedoms for economic development The following are reflections on Amartya Kumar Sen's views on development as a process of enhancing human freedoms of various kinds, based on his latest book Development as Freedom. Prof.
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Officials violate parking regulations
Officials violate parking regulations JAKARTA (JP): Fifteen cars belonging to city officials were towed from the roadside on Jl. Kebon Sirih in front of the City Hall to a parking lot in the National Monument compound due to being parked illegally.
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Ajinomoto told to use new logo under new 'halal' label
Ajinomoto told to use new logo under new 'halal' label SURABAYA (JP): An Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) official stressed that MUI would not reverse its decree that Ajinomoto's taste enhancer is not allowable under Islamic law, while suggesting the company change its logo once its new product is...
Fri, 12 Jan 2001
Street vendors disciplined
Street vendors disciplined BOGOR (JP): Amid cries of protest, security officers have stepped up their crackdown on street vendors for causing traffic congestions in public places across the city.Dozens of local administration employees cleared streets and sidewalks along Merdeka bus terminal and...